1549
1549 is the year the first Book of Common Prayer was issued.
- Odd
- Prime
Where 1549 fits
Why 1549 is special
It put the liturgy into English and provoked armed rebellion in Cornwall and Devon, where many spoke Cornish and found English no more comprehensible than Latin.
1549 is part of
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (2)
- 1, 1549
- Prime factorisation
- 1549
- Digit sum
- 19
- Digital root
- 1
Representations
- Decimal
- 1549
- Binary
- 11000001101
- Octal
- 3015
- Hexadecimal
- 60d
- Roman numeral
- MDXLIX
- Scientific notation
- 1.549 × 10^3
Other mathematical patterns
- Deficient number
Related numbers & connections
The first Book of Common Prayer of 1549 was replaced in 1552 by a sharply more Protestant revision that lasted eight months before Catholic rites were restored.
View 1552 →Religion & belief
The 1549 Prayer Book was resisted in Cornwall precisely because English was as foreign there as Latin. Making worship comprehensible depends on which vernacular is chosen.
DocumentedReligion & beliefGeography: EnglandPeriod: 1549
Common questions
Is 1549 a prime number?
Yes, 1549 is prime — it has exactly two positive divisors: 1 and itself.
What are the factors of 1549?
The factors of 1549 are 1, 1549.
What is 1549 in Roman numerals?
1549 in Roman numerals is MDXLIX.
About this page's data
Mathematical facts:computed directly from the number's value — nothing to source or verify externally.
Contextual records: 1 reviewer-confirmed record, sourced and reviewed before publication.
Last reviewed: 3 August 2026